Girl Name

Ellie

"Bright shining one, light"

Ranked #12805 for girls

About the Name Ellie

Meaning

Bright shining one, light

Origin

Greek

Gender

Girl

First Letter

Boy Rank

#12805

Girl Rank

#21

Ellie is a girl name of Greek origin. The name means "Bright shining one, light" and Currently ranked #12805 in popularity in the United States. Browse more names starting with E or explore other Greek names.

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Popularity Over Time

#623

1950

#623

1960

#585

1970

#782

1980

#3564

1990

#17061

2000

#43289

2010

#29555

2020

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration baby names data (public domain). Lower rank numbers indicate greater popularity.

Famous People Named Ellie

EG Ellie Goulding
EK Ellie Kemper

Names Similar to Ellie

Ella

Girl

Beautiful fairy, goddess, all

Germanic #30

Eleanor

Girl

Bright, shining one, sun ray

Greek #7884

Elena

Girl

Bright, shining light, torch

Greek #45

Eloise

Girl

Healthy, wide, famous warrior

French #64

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Quick Facts

Syllables: 2
Letters: 5
Starts with: E
Origin: Greek

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